Barry Melrose

It was only three years ago that John Tavares scored 24 goals in 82 games in his rookie season for the New York Islanders. He finished the year with 54 points and gave Isles fans confirmation that they were witnessing a star starting to bloom in an orange and blue jersey (Photo credit: theseoduke/Flickr).

Here we are in his fourth NHL season and Tavares just might have already surpassed every Islanders' fans wildest dreams.